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AI landlord screening tool will stop scoring low-income tenants after discrimination suit
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SafeRent, an AI screening tool used by landlords, will no longer use AI-powered “scores” to evaluate whether someone using housing vouchers would make a good tenant. On Wednesday, US District Judge Angel Kelle...
theverge.comNASA wants SpaceX and Blue Origin to deliver cargo to the moon
A conceptual rendering of Blue Origin’s cargo lander. | Image: Blue Origin / NASA
After asking both SpaceX and Blue Origin to develop cargo landers for its Artemis missions, NASA has announced plans to use those landers to deliver heavy equipment to the Mo...
theverge.comReddit is having some issues
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Reddit appears to be having some issues, as many users can’t get the platform to load reliably. “There was a bug in a recent update we made, but a fix is in place and we’re ramping back up,” Reddit spokesperson Tim Rathschmidt said in a st...
theverge.comMicrosoft tries to convince Windows 10 users to buy a new PC with full-screen prompts
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Microsoft has been trying to convince Windows 10 users to upgrade to Windows 11 for months now, ahead of the end of support date for Windows 10 in October, 2025. Earlier this year, Microsoft started using fullscreen ...
theverge.comMessenger video calls will look and sound better — and add AI backgrounds
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Meta has announced that it’s adding HD video calling and noise suppression to its Messenger app, along with several other features like AI backgrounds that help bring it up to par with other popular smartphone video calling apps.
HD video call...
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